Timberline Lodge, OR, Report: Soft Joyous June Turns Report from June 6, 2025 I hadn’t been skiing in over a month and a half. With our summer schedule filling up quickly, I knew I had to make a trip up to Timberline Lodge sooner rather than later. It turns out that early June is a great time to go, as there is plenty of snow and the busyness […] Conditions Report Brent Thomas | June 6, 2025 0 Comments
Mount Hood, OR, Backcountry Report: Snow Returns to the PNW Report from Tuesday, November 6, 2024 It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest has enjoyed a very stormy week to start the month of November. Happily, the stormy week allowed Timberline to open limited terrain for the weekend storm. Wednesday was the first sunny day the mountain had seen in quite a while. From the Timberline Lodge to the top […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | November 6, 2024 0 Comments
Timberline Resort, OR, Conditions Report: Hot Pow Report from May 23. 2024 When a late May storm brings fresh snow, there’s no choice but to go play. On Wednesday, Mount Hood, Oregon, received a substantial storm, refreshing its snow conditions to a nearly wintery state. With 6 inches of fresh snow and a sunny day in store, it was a good day to arrive at the mountain […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | May 24, 2024 0 Comments
Mt. Hood, OR, Backcountry Report: Snowy Celebration Report from May 1, 2024 Starting May with a foot of fresh snow is one of the reasons I cherish living in the Pacific Northwest. I treated myself to a late start, skinning from the Timberline Lodge, Oregon, up toward Crater Rock around 8:00 a.m. Within ten minutes of leaving the parking lot, the clouds had cleared, the sun was […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | May 2, 2024 0 Comments
Snowfall is Finally on its Way to Oregon After Worst Start to Winter in 40 Years The snowfall across much of the U.S. this winter has been disappointing. Although plenty of resorts are open, the average snowpack is well below historical averages. Related: The State of the Snowpack: Hope For More Snow in 2024 Nowhere else is this more apparent than in the Pacific Northwest on Oregon’s Mt. Hood. For December, which is typically one of the […] Weather Brent Thomas | January 4, 2024 1 Comment
Mt. Hood, OR, is Experiencing the Worst Start to a Ski Season in 34 Years The snowfall across much of the U.S. this winter has been disappointing. Although plenty of resorts are open, the average snowpack is well below historical averages. Perhaps nowhere else is this more apparent than on Mt. Hood, Oregon. The current settled snow at the base at Timberline Lodge is a measly 26 inches. Typically, by January 1 at the resort, […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 31, 2023 0 Comments
The Palmer Snowfield on Mt. Hood, OR, is All but Gone Summer skiing and riding on the Palmer Snowfield at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood is a tradition for many. When many resorts are starting to shut down their operations for the season, Timberline is just opening the Palmer lift, which gives guests access to high alpine skiing well into the summer. This gives Timberline the prestigious recognition of having the longest […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 25, 2023 0 Comments
Timberline Lodge, OR, Report: Ripping a Volcano on the Summer Solstice Report from Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Resort skiing in the northern hemisphere in June is a rare commodity; few do it better than Timberline. What a treat to head up there with my boys for some skiing on the first day of summer. It was the perfect cure for my withdrawals from not having skied in almost two months. Related: […] Conditions Report Brent Thomas | June 22, 2023 0 Comments
Which North American Resorts Are Still Open for Spring Skiing? Spring has sprung, and some of you might be mothballing your snow equipment, but then there are the die-hard fans of all things snow who will not quit until the last resort is closed for the season. We had a look for our readers where in North America you can still get your turns in (and for how long). While […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 5, 2023 0 Comments
Timberline Lodge, OR, Closed for the Season Yesterday All good things must come to an end. Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, at 11,250′ on Mt. Hood, OR, shut down its summer operations yesterday, Sunday, August 21, 2022. The resort will now be prepping the mountain for winter operations and waiting for more snow to fall. The ski area saw 576″ of snow last season. “Our last day of summer skiing […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 22, 2022 0 Comments
Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, OR, Announces Summer Operations Closing Date of August 21 All good things must come to an end. Timberline Lodge and Ski Area has announced that it will shut down its summer operations on Sunday, August 21, 2022. From then on, the resort will be prepping the mountain for winter operations and waiting for more snow to fall. “Our last day of summer skiing and snowboarding is August 21st. This […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 8, 2022 0 Comments
Top 13 U.S. Park Resorts: Opinion From A Freestyle Skier The flip side to big mountain skiing is park. They are almost like the yin and yang of freestyle skiing. Both must exist in perfect balance for the sport as a whole to progress. I am a big mountain skier by passion, but park skiing has recently become a bigger aspect of my skiing. It is a great place to learn […] Ryan Flynn | July 5, 2022 5 Comments
Will Professional Surfer Kai Lenny Throw a Double Backflip on a Wave Soon? It Seems Like it… Earlier this week, professional surfer Kai Lenny was photographed practicing double backflips on a snowboard into an air bag at Timberline Lodge and Ski Area in Oregon. Lenny wrote in a social post regarding the training session: “I learned so much in one day, it has changed my perspective and approach for when I go back in the ocean “ […] Surf SwellBrains | June 29, 2022 0 Comments
Timberline Lodge, OR, Report: Silky Spring Skiing and Touring Toward the Summit of Mt. Hood Report from Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 It had been about three weeks since I had been skiing, so I was pumped to be able to hit up Timberline Lodge for some late May turns. I checked their website the night before and found out the lifts start spinning at 8 AM, not 9 AM like I thought. I made a […] Conditions Report Brent Thomas | May 25, 2022 0 Comments
Timberline Lodge Ski Area, OR, Still Has a 175-inch Base in Late May Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood is known for getting plenty of snow. The Cascade Range in general, being close to the ocean, gets a lot of moisture. Now as the calendar turns to the second half of May, the resort is set up well to continue operations into summer with a current snow base depth of 175 inches. A huge […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 18, 2022 0 Comments
Timberline, OR 2022 Master Plan: New Express Gondola, Updated Facilities, New Beginner Area, and More The Timberline Master Development Plan (MDP) is intended to be the guiding document for future development at Timberline. This MDP exclusively evaluates facilities at the resort that are directly related to the ski area operation. The vision for Summit Pass is to continue to operate the facility as a community ski hill, which is family-orientated, affordable, and friendly, while upgrading […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 31, 2022 2 Comments
Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, OR Cancels On-Mountain Reservation System Timberline Lodge and Ski Area in Oregon is no longer requiring skiers and snowboarders to make reservations before going to the mountain. When Timberline opened last Wednesday, a reservations system was put in place where skiers and riders had to reserve lift tickets in advance prior to picking them up. But opening week at the Mt. Hood ski area showed […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 1, 2020 0 Comments
2019/20 North American Ski Season Officially Ends Yesterday, the 2019/20 North American ski season officially came to a close. Timberline, Oregon is known for having the longest ski season in North America. Their traditional winter season typically starts early November and finishes Memorial Day weekend. Their summer season then starts back up early June and continues through Labor Day, and sometimes even longer. This season, Timberline opened […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | August 31, 2020 1 Comment
Timberline Lodge & Ski Area, OR Announces August 30 as Closing Day It’s all fun and games skiing in the summer until the ski area closes. Timberline Lodge & Ski Area on the ski Mecca of Mount Hood, Oregon just announced a closing date for summer operations. “Our last day skiing and riding Palmer this summer will be August 30th. If you want to get some late summer turns in, Palmer will […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 19, 2020 1 Comment
Ski Resorts Continuing With Upgrades While Others Put Them on Hold This summer there is no lack of news surrounding ski resort upgrades. Not all of the news is good, as some resorts are putting a hold on their upgrade plans for the moment due to the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down ski areas in mid-March 2020. Related: Steamboat Resort, CO Receives Preliminary Approval for Major […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | July 21, 2020 6 Comments